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In Reply to: RE: Boulez calls Shostakovich a "second-rate composer" posted by Chris from Lafayette on January 20, 2016 at 10:44:30
By Boulez's definition. Shostakovich did not change music, It's a bit of myopia on Boulez's art. Cuz Shostakovich is a giant for precisely the reason that Boulez is not, one might argue that Boulez did change music, but only to make sure no one liked it any more.
I wish we could point to more second rate composers who wrote at such a high level under adverse conditions. Do Prokofiev, Mendelssohn, Liszt, Franck, Strauss, Elgar fit the category of Boulez second rate squad? Or is there a third?
Gregg
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Here's Joly JOE back in stunning health as of last year.
Shostakovich second rate?
A knock on your door in the night concentrates the mind admirably.
I don't recall Boulez ever having to worry about anything apart from maybe over eating, although he did state people that didn't agree with his views of 12 tone music were morons.
There surely couldn't be a better person to comment on him than another moron.
"Le président François Hollande a honoré la mémoire du chef-d'orchestre par un tweet. "Pierre BOULEZ a fait briller la musique française dans le monde"
Richard Strauss I suppose was another "2nd rater" too according to PB.
By his own logic. By his logic Strauss and Boulez are also second rate. It's way to gage artistic achievement that I would choose, but it is not surprising coming from a formalist.
OH, when I was a painter, with a studio at home, my young daughter would all too often knock on my door. Of course she wanted to play in the studio, but I can attest that it is actually very disruptive.
Gregg
"Thinking of Boulez's scandalous article "Schoenberg est Mort," I asked him if someone would someday have to write an article titled "Boulez est Mort." He laughed generously, and replied, "Maybe I should write it myself."
http://www.kylegann.com/BoulezThirdSonata.mp3
But some of his works are becoming mainstream, piano sonata #2 is becoming a modernist recital standard. Oh well.....
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